Archway Travel MCW Metrobus school bus in January 2009
"Fylde Villager" livery

Archway Travel is a bus and coach operator based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. Their fleet of 25 vehicles range from 24- to 80-seater coaches and buses. The company's routes predominantly serve schools and colleges in Lancashire and public service routes.

As of 2023, the company's managing director is Sam Archer,[1] part of the family of owners.[2]

In August 2024, the company began a service contract with Lancashire County Council (LCC) to run routes 74 and 75, replacing a similar contract LCC had with Blackpool Transport since 2020. The same month, Archway hired nine new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single-decker buses to assist with its continued venture into local service operation. They were given a "Fylde Villager" livery.[3]

Archway Travel, which is headquartered on Copse Road in Fleetwood,[4] operates the following bus routes:

Route Origin and destination
74 Fleetwood to Preston via Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Great Eccleston, Elswick, Inskip, Catforth and Lea[5]
75 Fleetwood to Preston via Thornton, Cleveleys, Poulton-le-Fylde, Staining, Weeton, Kirkham and Newton-with-Scales[6]
525 Rossall Point to Saint Aidan's Church of England High School in Preesall[7]
526 Larkholme Parade, Fleetwood to Saint Aidan's[8]
527 Ship Inn in Elswick and Saint Aidan's via Great Eccleston[9][10]
529 Galgate to Saint Aidan's[11]
541 Pilling to Hodgson High School and Baines High School, Poulton[12]
552 Derby Arms, Inskip to Bowgreave via Elswick, Great Eccleston, St Michael's on Wyre and Churchtown[13]
567 Knott End to Lancaster schools[14]
607 Thistleton to Baines High School via Elswick, Great Eccleston, Little Singleton, Singleton and Little Poulton[15]
675 Elswick to Broughton[16]
813 Hambleton to Garstang Academy[17]
SF1 Lytham to Blackpool Sixth Form College via Freckleton, Warton, Wrea Green, Kirkham, Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton, Elswick and Great Eccleston[18]

The company uses JabbaTalk and TrustTrack to track its fleet.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Deakin, Tim (15 May 2023). "Developing training and recruitment at Archway Travel". routeone. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Archway Travel - Fleetwood coach hire on the Fylde coast". Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Team, routeone (22 August 2024). "Archway Travel enters bus service work with nine-strong new fleet". routeone. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Archway Travel Archway House, Copse Road, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7NY - Fleetwood Weekly News". findit.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Service 74 - Archway Travel". 16 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Service 75 - Archway Travel". 14 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "School Bus route 525 - Archway Travel". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. ^ "School Bus route 526 - Archway Travel". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ "527 Elswick - Preesall St Aidans CETC (outbound)". www.lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "School Bus route 527 - Archway Travel". 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. ^ "School Bus route 529 - Archway Travel". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. ^ "School Bus route 541 - Archway Travel". 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. ^ "552 Great Eccleston - Garstang High School (outbound)". www.lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  14. ^ "School Bus route 567 - Archway Travel". 3 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  15. ^ "607 Thistleton - Elswick - Great Eccleston - Poulton High Schools". www.lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  16. ^ "School Bus Route 675 - Operated by Archway Travel". 15 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  17. ^ "School Bus route 813 - Archway Travel". 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  18. ^ "SF1 - Lytham - Blackpool Sixth Form College". bustimes.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Archway travel choose JabbaTalk to track their fleet". JabbaTalk. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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